SINCE 1828
self-ridicule
noun
self-rid·i·cule
| \ ˌself-ˈri-də-ˌkyül
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Definition of self-ridicule
: the act of ridiculing or making fun of oneself
Even in her confidences with Fanny she made a joke of her own misfortunes, and spoke of her heart ailments with self-ridicule.— Anthony Trollope
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